Title: International Relations Institute [627973]

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Title: International Relations Institute

Main organization: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Iasi

Partners that will directly finance the project: The European
Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education.

Additional partners: Romanian Diplomatic Institute, Foreign
Intelligence Service, Foreign Policy Romania, The Romanian
Institute for the Study of Asia -Pacific, Political Science and
International Relations Institute from the Romanian Academy,
Babes -Bolyai University , Univers ity of B ucharest , National
University of Political Studies and Public Administration

Location and length of the project : Iasi, 2020 – 2030

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Summary of the project:

The project aims to solve two tremendous problems of the Romanian academic community and of
the Romanian state. The first issue is represented by the lack of perspectives in regards to research
and innovation in social sciences. The second issue is the inc apability of the Romanian state to
adapt to the new challenges of an anarchical world society.

The first problem will be tackled directly by the project, as we intend to improve to overall quality
of international relations education and research at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University by
establishing an International Relations Institute. The second problem will be ameliorated by
providing consultation and future experts that can work in the political institutions from Romania.

The organizations that will implement the project will be the institute, in partnership with the
Faculty of Philosophy and Social Science and other faculties from Iasi. Other partners that will
support this will be the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Defense,
the EU institutions, The Romanian Diplomatic Institute, the Foreign Intelligence Service ,
specialized magazines like Foreign Policy Romania and other private sponsors.

The main activities will be the publication of books, articles, specialized m agazines (on a monthly
basis); the organization of international conferences and experience exchange projects with other
Universities and political institutions, the close collaboration political institutions in order to revise
the training and provide fut ure personnel for those institutions, hypothetical training for diverse
real foreign policy situations. The total budget is estimated at 10 million euros over a project that
will be developed for a period of 10 years.

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The main problems that this projects tries to solve

The context of the problem:

The refrain, “The Mediterranean is the ocean of the past, the Atlantic is the ocean of the present
and the Pacific is the ocean of the future,” first heard more than 100 years ago, is still repeated
today. Yet exactly half a century after Japan “rejoined the world” (in the phrase of Ian Buruma, a
writer) by hosting the Olympics in 1964, the Pacific Age has now clearly arrived. Japan’s
economic power may have peaked 25 years ago, but it produced a trans -Pacific competition that
now has America and China vying with each other for the title of the world’s largest economy (at
purchasing -power parity). All three Pacific nations trade vigorously with one another. At the same
time trade has surged into the fart hest reaches of the Pacific (see charts). Since the 1970s trade
across the Pacific has far outrun the Atlantic sort. China, for instance, has taken its hunger for
high-protein food and raw materials to Latin America and become the biggest trading partner o f
distant Chile. By one estimate, in 2010 it promised more loans to Latin America than the World
Bank, the Inter -American Development Bank and the United States Export -Import Bank combined.
Such connections have made the developing rim of the Pacific a gro wth factory. Whereas the
United States’ economy grew by an average of 1.6% a year over the past decade and the European
Union’s by 1.7%, Latin America’s expanded by 4.6%, East Asia by 5.4% and South -East Asia by
5.9%. The 21 economies of the largest trans -Pacific grouping, Asia -Pacific Economic Co –
operation (APEC), account for nearly half of global trade.
Yet just when the Pacific Age should be celebrating its half -century, the region is showing signs
of strain, from increased rivalry between the superpower s and emerging nationalism in Japan,
China and elsewhere to sudden squalls in places like Hong Kong, Thailand and, as ever, North
Korea. There are complex counter -currents. Many East Asian countries worry that America’s
commitment to the region could be pu t at risk by more immediate threats in the Middle East and
Ukraine. At the same time they do not want America to provoke China by becoming too involved.
The rhetoric has recently been turned up. Chuck Hagel, America’s defense secretary, wagged a
finger at China when he told a gathering of military chiefs at the Shangri -La dialogue in Singapore
in May: “One of the most critical tests facing the region is whether nations will choose to resolve

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disputes through diplomacy and well -established international rule s and norms or through
intimidation and coercion. Nowhere is this more evident than in the South China Sea.” In his own
speech a day later, Lieutenant -General Wang Guanzhong, head of the Chinese delegation, retorted:
“Assertiveness has come from the joint actions of the United States and Japan, not China.”

Henry Tricks, The Economist: The Pacific Age

When the Cold War ended, the United States was on good terms with all of the world’s major
powers, al Qaeda was a minor nuisance, a genuine peace process was underway in the Middle East,
and America was enjoying its “unipolar moment.” Power politics was supposedly becoming a
thing of the past, and humankind was going to get busy getting rich in a globalized world where
concerns about prosperity, democracy, and human rights would increasingly dominate the
international political agenda. Liberal values were destined to spread to every corner of the globe,
and if that process didn’t move fast enough, American power would help push it along.

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Fast forward to tod ay. Relations with Russia and China are increasingly confrontational;
democracy is in retreat in Eastern Europe and Turkey; and the entire Middle East is going from
bad to worse. The United States has spent hundreds of billions of dollars fighting in Afgha nistan
for 14 years, and the Taliban are holding their own and may even be winning. Two decades of U.S.
mediation have left the Israeli -Palestinian “peace process” in tatters. Even the European Union —
perhaps the clearest embodiment of liberal ideals on t he planet — is facing unprecedented strains
for which there is no easy remedy.

The identification of the problem:

1) A complete lack of professional international relations research in the Romanian Academic
sphere; lack of genuine international conferences on pressing matters; lack of published
papers and books that are quoted outside the country, lack of a specialized magazine on
this kind of topics.

2) Less and less students are attracted to this field of study up to the point this bachelor and
master specia lization is on the brink of extinction. Related to point 1, lack of opportunities
to follow a career in professional research, mediocre university courses at a theoretical
level (most of them are just introductory, without any follow up) and poor training on
practical matters in relation to how political institutions really work, a training that is not
an asset for relevant future job experience.

3) Very few well prepared independent specialists (with a solid background in International
Relations, History, Economy, Philosophy or Law) in the fields of diplomacy, foreign
affairs or external secret services. This is correlated with very few relevant job prospects
for the international relations students. As a result, the interests of the Romanian state and
its citizens are badly repres ented (even when good intentions are involved), the rate of
attracting European funds is constantly low since 2007, the ra te of foreign investments and
foreign tourism are also modest, while we have embassies in regions that are not vital for
our immediate interests, while lacking even basic contacts with partners that could offer us
many more opportunities for development.

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The justification of the project:

1) International Relations scholarship is, from an epistemological point of view,
interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary in its nature. A growth in this field of study can have
a domino impact on the Romanian Academic life as a whole (social sciences, history and
even exact sciences, as statistical date is also needed). Furthermore, a successful research
institute at the oldest Romanian University (that will publish constantly and organize public
events) can attract thousand s of foreign students and researches that will be interested to
attend conferences and even to study here. In response, the university will also be invited
to take part of experience exchanges with prestigious centers of knowledge from all over
the world. This will have a great positive impact on what Joseph Nye calls soft power and
Romania can benefit from this. Also, it will have a positive impact for the small local
business from Iasi (in time, some conferences and events can have fees that will go into
the budget of the University) and it can justify other projects for the restoration of historical
buildings (as successful cultural events in general will put pressure on the political class to
support this) and attract invest ments in infrastructure (as t he demand will also come from
the outside).

2) A research institute connected with the university will also significantly improve the
overall quality of the bachelor, master and PHD degrees. It will encourage more talented
youths to follow a theoretical scholarship and they can prove to be the backbone for the
future of the institute, but also can migrate to political institutions. A higher percentage of
graduates who work in political institutions will justify the existence of this specialization
and will increase the chances that Romanian reaches its real potential on the international
arena. But if the theoretical courses are medio cre and the training is poor, why create an
institute of research here? The reason is simple. Both the teachers and students are brilliant
intellectuals at an individual level, showing huge potential and their level of knowledge in
several fields is on man y occasions superior to their Western counterparts. Considering the
general context, it’s amazing that are still holding on. The almost total absence of funding,
future perspectives, corruption and lack of motivation is holding back the academic

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scholarshi p from Romania. By undertaking some specific activities that we will describe
in the activity plan, this institute will tackle all of those problems.

3) The institute can prepare future professionals that can become secretaries of state,
diplomats or compete nt spies that will be trained to be loyal to Romania’s interests, but
they could also opt for a brilliant career in International Institutions or on promoting human
rights within a NGO. This will happen by a constant exchange of experience between the
university and persons who already work in those institutions. Although Iasi is lacking
those institutions, the institute can create temporary events where to invite prestigious
specialists (or even retired ones) and can constantly communicate with them. Pract ice can
be done by following complex hypothetical simulations (by creating a scenario and
following the standard procedures) , as the physical presence in a political institution is not
mandatory of learning how you should serve them effectively (in some oc casions, the
presence of inexperienced students in an institution can turn to be a negative experience
for them). Finally, on a long term basis, a much better prepared diplomatic community will
attract economic growth (EU funds, foreign investments, trade deals), will improve the
security of the state and its geopolitical position (better relations with the traditional allies,
attracting further cooperation with prospective partners – Japan and Poland for example –
and reasonable relations with possible thr eats and vulnerabilities – Russia – Ukraine –
Turkey – Moldova), and it will boost the image of Romania in the world, facilitating an
easier life for Romanians outside our borders and motivating some Romanians to return
home and further support the develop ment of the country.

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Indirect Cause:
New International
Dynamics in
World Politics Direct Cause: The
system of
education from
Romania Direct Cause:
Modest number of
foreign policy
experts in
Romania Romania in not prepared to face
the new challenges from the
international arena
The overall
development of the
country is slowed
down and many
opportunities are
missed The research and
innovation prospects
are mediocre Romania is not
properly represented
in bilateral or
multilateral relations Low rates of EU
funding, foreign
investments and
insignificant
foreign tourism Incapability of
formulating soft
power strategies and
loss of prestige No long term
strategies,
meaning that the
security of the
state is threatened The c ausal link of problems :

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Who is this project addressed for?

Target Group:
– Future students : they might be attracted to follow this career path thanks to the
opportunities provided by the institute
– Students : they should be encouraged to participate in events, learn how to write scientific
articles and then publish their first works in the magazine even from their first years, and
to communicate with the experts from the institute in order to do read and learn more
outside the standard curriculum
– University teachers : will have an opportunity to really publish their research and work in
teams in order to promote specialized doctoral studies (for example a PHD school for the
realist tradition), will also have exchange experiences with foreign professors and
communicate with experts from the field
– Associate teachers : international relations scholarship needs the support of specialized
professors in fields such as economy, history, international law, sociology, and so on.
– Independent researchers : the institute should also revise, support and publish papers
coming from people who are interested in this subject and their feedback can be very useful
during international conferences
– Retired or invited foreign policy experts : the practical side will be supported by invited
ambassadors and public figures during events, but also by a close collaboration with retired
personnel originating from the military, diplomacy or secret services.

The Beneficiaries:
– The immediate beneficiaries will be the members of the targeted group because all of them
should benefit from their shared experience (either because they will have a higher quality
education, better chances for a successful career or because the more experienced ones
have the opportunity to share their knowledge and be appreciated for this, but also learn
from the new er generations)
– The medium term beneficiaries will be the members of the local community and local
business because successful cultural events will encoura ge a chain of such activities that
will attract more internal but also external tourists, the rate of demand for goods will

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increase and this will also put pressure on structural changes like infrastructure investments
and targeted tax relief.
– The long ter m beneficiaries will be the political institutions from Romania, and by
consequence, the Romanian state and its citizens.

The Partners of the Project:

1) Considering that this is also a financer, the EU institutions (especially the Commission and
Parliament) can prove to be a valid partner for the institute. First of all, in collaboration
with the already existing Centre for European Studies in Iasi and wit h the Jean Monnet
Chair, the institute can process research projects that could help the EU politicians to make
better informed decisions in relation to practical developments like the migration crisis, the
rise of nationalism or terrorist attacks. Second of all, the members of the institute can
organize regular trips to the EU institutions that can prove to be a great learning experience,
especially for the young students who would like to participate. It will also be a good
chance to promote the EU values . In the same time, EU politicians can be invited to the
University conferences in order to share their experience and even they can be invited to
write articles for the magazine.

2) A second financer that should also be a close partner, is represented by t he Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. Again, exchange experiences, internships and trips to the institution can
prove to be a fruitful theoretical and technical experience for all. Additional partners can
be public institutions like embassies or the Romanian Dip lomatic Institute. They can
provide feedback in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of the market and finds
possible recruitment prospects from the lines of the students and members of the institute
(An illustrative example is the t he current master programme, partially supported by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs because Romania recently became a donor country and needs
experts in regards to this) . The reverse is also valid, the research and innovation promoted
within the University can be inspiring for the Romanian political intuitions who will decide
to gradually reform themselves, based on complex theoretical frameworks or based on
already existing models that they were not completely aware of.

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3) Another important partners are the Universities from Romania who can again benefit from
exchange experience, help with the research and with the publishing of articles and books,
but can also adopt this model and create new research centers.

The obje ctive of the project

Description:
The objective of the project is to increase the quality of education and research in Romania at the
University level, and to create scientist s that will be able to debate on equal footing with their
Western counterparts, but also to provide specialist in foreign policy that wi ll better represent the
interests of Romania. The following quote represents our main objective:
‘Over a half century ago, the historian Richard Hofstadter wrote that the complexity of modern
life has steadily whittled away the functions the ordinary citiz en can intelligently and
comprehendingly perform for himself. Hofstadter argued that this overwhelming complexity
produced feelings of helplessness and anger among a citizenry that knew itself to be increasingly
at the mercy of more sophisticated elites. “ What used to be a jocular and usually benign ridicule
of intellect and formal training has turned into a malign resentment of the intellectual in his
capacity as expert,” he noted. “Once the intellectual was gently ridiculed because he was not
needed; now he is fiercely resented because he is needed too much.” Unable to see their own biases,
most people simply drive one another crazy arguing rather than accept answers that contradict
what they already think about the subject —and shoot the messenger, to boot . A 2015 study by
scholars at Ohio State University, for example, tested the reactions of liberals and conservatives
to certain kinds of news stories and found that both groups tended to discount scientific theories
that contradicted their worldviews. Even more disturbing, when exposed to scientific research that
challenged their views, both liberals and conservatives reacted by doubting the science rather than
themselves. The digital age has simply accelerated the collapse of communication between experts
and laypeople. It has allowed people to mimic intellectual accomplishment by indulging in an
illusion of expertise provided by a limitless supply of facts. But facts are not the same as knowledge
or ability —and on the internet, they’re not even always fact s.’ – Tom Nichols, How America Lost
Faith in Expertise And Why That’s a Giant Problem , Foreign Affairs, 2017.

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The new international
dynamics are
understood, explained
and valid prospects
are made The level of
education in
international at
University level
raises The expertise in
foreign policy
increases and the
political institutions
are more stable The traditional
alliances are
strengthened, new
partners are found
and complicated
crises are controlled The volume and
quality of books,
articles and
international
conferences provides
professional expertise The GDP and HDI
indicators are
improving in Iasi
and Romania due to
strategies that are
adapted to the 21st
century Romania reaches its real potential and
becomes a moderate regional power and a
respected partner for the EU, US and China EU funding is
closer to the level
reached by Poland,
foreign investments
are increasing Romania uses efficient
soft power strategies to
promote its interests Threats like Russia,
inequality, aging of the
population and
migration are contained
by stable long term
policies The Causal Link of Solutions and Results :

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Activity Plan

First of all, the research institute will be divided in 3 departments:

1) Theory of International Relations:
This department will aim to surpass the introductory level in regards to international relations
scholarship and produce original research, adapted to the most updated theories, in line with
the most prestigious universities from the world. As a secondary objective, it will have to
improve the quality of the theoretical curriculum from the bachelor and master degree.

2) The Study of Asia and Pacific:
Why a separate section for Asia and Pacific? Because like we have highlight at the start of this
project, this is the new geo -political and geo -economic center of the world. The empirical data
collected will support the theoretical frameworks composed within the first department. This
is also import ant because no such department exists in Romania at a university level, and very
few exist at a European level. Considering the detailed expertise of our teachers in European
Studies, and together with the collaboration of our already existing Centre of Eu ropean Studies
and Jean Monnet Chair, this department can provide interesting answers directly to the EU
institutions and broaden the perspective of the university professors. It can also have a positive
impact on the curriculum.

3) Diplomacy and foreign po licy: Here the theoretical knowledge of how international
relations work, will be linked with detailed institutional processes and with the practical
experience of foreign policy experts. The main purpose is to study what are the best
measures to be taken in complicated contexts, but also how daily life in those institutions
should be, going into details like diplomatic protocol, official visits protocol, exchange of
information, security measures, military capabilities and how they work together, how to
speak with the mass media and how to handle the public opinion and so on. This will be
studied for both theoretical and future training and practice purposes.

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Researchers will be a part of one of the departments or even in all of them. In addition to the ab ove
listed main purposes, the institute will coordinate or at least partially support smaller activities.

a) Students, ex -students and even teachers will visit their former high schools and promote
this specialization and the institute. This will create more interests towards the subject.
Also, the entrance to the bachelor and master degree will be conditioned by an exam and
the bibliography will be promoted in high schools and on the faculty website. This site will
have to be constantly up to date with relev ant information and filled with smart PR
materials that endorse the events organized by the University and by the institute.

b) International conferences will be organized on a 3 or at least 6 months basis. The subject
of the conference will be vast and outs ide researchers will be invited. The character of this
will be truly international, the presentation being made only in English and the participants
should be from all the corners of the world, not only from Romania and Moldova. With
public – private sponso rship, the travel expenses and accommodation should be supported
by the University. In time, when the prestige of those events increases, participation fees
and fees for accommodation can be imposed and collaboration with local business can be
taken into c onsideration. The institute should also be opened to participate in conferences
that are organized by other faculties or organizations and are dedicated to a wider scope.

c) An international relations magazine edited and coordinated by the institute should be
created. The publishing rate should be one number per month, or in the worst case scenario,
one number at every three months. Students should be encouraged to write articles and to
participate on activities in order to learn how to write a scientific article and they can even
join the publishing process to see exactly how the magazine is edited and can suggest
frameworks that can make it more attractive to a larger public (but keeping the mandatory
scientific requirements intact) . Articles received fro m teachers and researchers from
outside the University should also be accepted if they represent a real scientific contribution.
This magazine can also promote and collaborate with similar initiatives like Foreign Policy
Romania that was recently revived.

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d) Support for publishing books and for the organization of book releases in collaboration
with the Romanian publishers and local business. Inviting world -renown scholars to
promote their opera in Iasi during this kind of events that can inspire young student s to
follow this career path.

e) Exchange experience between students, professors and foreign policy experts should be
constantly organized or supported (travel to EU institutions, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Embassies from Romania but also from outside ou r borders)

f) Support in collaboration with the Faculty of Letters for the encouragement of both students
and professors to learn new languages, including less know ones (this can also mean partial
financial support to attend the studies, but also financial support to open new chairs within
the faculty)

g) The departments can also provide professional consultancy for public institutions,
international institutions or NGO’s, but can also accept orders from them in regards to
producing detailed case studies on s pecific matters.

The results of the project and indicators to verify them

The expected results of the project were already detailed and a summary will also be included in
the general framework table . The indicators in order to measure the results are the following:

– An increase in number of the students attending this specialization in Romania, both at a
bachelor and master degree. An increase in the master degree specializations in Iasi (as
only 2 are currently alive at our faculty )
– An increase in foreig n students and teachers that want to study, teach or even prepare for
an international relations related job, starting from Iasi

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– A significant increase in the published articles and books that are quoted in world –
recognized scientific publications
– A higher overall rate for the University in the top 1000 Universities from the world
– Orders for research projects coming from public and international political institutions
– New significant private sponsorship that wants to promote the institute and the university
in exchange of publicity and collaboration during the cultural and scientific events
– A much higher rate of successful graduates who manage to find a job in public/international
institutions or NGO’s.
– Local economic growth that can be partially related to the activity of the institute and the
university
– An increase in the GDP, GDP per capita, democratic index; a lower inflation rate and trade
deficit; better relations with our neighbors and with the world powers as a partially direct
result of actions take n by our public institutions that behaved accordingly with the
recommendations made by the institute and we can even start searching for important
leaders with a significant contribution in foreign policy, that also have an education
background marked by t his project (the quantitative date has to be linked with a qualitative
analys is to prove this)

The Budget

Personnel (salary, gross amount for):

20 university assistants – 749 euro (per month per assistant) X 20 (number of personnel) X 12
(months) X 10 (years) = 1,797,600 euro

10 lecturer s – 904 euro (per month per lecturer) X 10 (number of personnel) X 12 (months) X 10
(years) = 1,084,800 euro

5 professors – 1480 euro (per mo nth per professor) X 5 (number of personnel) X 12 (months) X
10 (years) = 888,000 euro

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3 associate professors – 1480 euro (per month per professor) X 3 (number of personnel) X 12
(months) X 10 (years) = 532,800 euro

The total budget for personnel is: 4,303,200 euro (this is based on rates of the public salaries
from March 2018; they are expected to increase but also the rate of inflation will increase, so a
precise calculation is complicated to obtain; we also anticipate a high rate of job mobility wit hin
the institute)

Technology and Logistics:

The average price for a decent laptop is 500 euro X 20 models = 10,000 euro
Windows 10 license (50 euro each) for 10 years X 20 licenses = 10,000 euro
Microsoft Office license (30 euro each) for 10 years x 20 licenses = 6,000 euro
SPSS license (950 euro each) for 10 years x 20 licenses = 190,000 euro
A video – projector (400 euro each) x 3 models = 1,200 euro
Interactive tables (500 euro each) x 3 models = 1,500 euro
Paper (8 euro for each package that contains 500 pieces) x 200 = 1,600 euro
Pens and markers (2 euro each) x 1000 = 2,000 euro
JSTOR license (sponsored by the university directly)
Foreign policy, the Economist, Council of Foreign Affairs Magazines (should be covered by the
salaries, but discounts can be negotiated with the provider)
Rent for classrooms (this should be provided by the University)

The total budget for logistics is: 222,300 euro

Conferences:
The costs for organizing a conference should be covered by the University and by the Ministry of
Education, in collaboration with private sponsors. However, we should take into consideration
costs for attending conferences in Romania or even o utside our borders.

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a) a budget for conferences organized in Romania: a maximum of 300 euro/person X 150
(number of sponsorships per year) X 10 years = 540,000 euro
b) a budget for conferences organized outside Romania: a maximum of 1200 euro/person X
300 (numb er of sponsorships per year) X 10 years = 3,600,000 euro
Again, the sponsorships can also be supported in collaboration with private sponsors. The total
budget for traveling and accommodation is: 4,140,000 euro

Magazine and books :

Based on the costs of a magazine in the US, the production costs for a full color magazine of about
100 pages that is printed in 500 exemplars is about 2 euro. If this is published on a monthly basis
X 12 months X 10 years = 120,000 euro. However, this doe s not include the price for distribution
that can increase the final costs up to 45%. However, with institutional support, this can be done
with a much lower cost that we estimate that should not be more than 50,000 euro.
Also, based on some comparative st udies, the average costs to print a book of 300 pages in 3,000
exemplars is 12 euro for each, meaning 36,000 euro X 50 different books = 1,800,000 euro
Again, we should take into consideration that this costs should be at least partially covered by the
publishers or by other forms of sponsorships.
The total price for the magazine should not be higher than 170,0 00 euro + 1,800,000 euro
for the books = 1,970,000 euro

Sponsorship and income:

Like we have mentioned, the conferences and private sponsorships c an add new revenues that will
partially balance the costs, however a precise sum is difficult to predict.

Total Budget of the Project: The total budge t for personnel of 4,303,200 euro + the total budget
for logistics of 222,300 euro + the total budget for traveling and accommodation in relation to
conferences and events of 4,140,000 euro + the total budg et for the magazine and books of
1,970,000 euro = Final Budget of 10,635,500 euro .

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The development of
Romania in
International
Relations The General Framework
External factors:

Increase the quality
of theoretical and
practical education
and research in
international
relations
scholarship

Educational,
specialized training,
cultural and
research activities GDP, HDI,
Democratic index,
quality analysis of
diplomatic relations Statistics and
reports from the
World Bank, EU,
NGO’s and
specialized
magazines
Number of
graduates that work
in
public/international
political
institutions, number
of published works
that are world
recognized Statistics from
political institutions
and reports from
specialized
publications

Romania becomes a
regional power and
a stable partner for
the EU, US and
China Military power,
prestige, security
index, trade deals,
lower trade deficit,
increase in foreign
tourism
Statistics and
reports from
international
institutions and
magazines, but also
a qualitative
analysis of long
term policies

Articles, books,
magazines,
conferences,
practice in political
institutions and
partnerships A total budget for
10 years of
10,635,500 euro The willingness of
the decisional
factors to listen to
specialized advice
and to promote
independent experts
as secretaries of
state and diplomats
The capability of
the Romanian
society to accept
independent
intellectual elites
and foreign policy
experts The local
community will
support the
University and will
pressure the
political sphere to
promote cultural
events and
infrastructure
investments
The Academic
sphere from Iasi
will accept drastic
changes and will
embrace new
challenges, and
surpass their local
animosities

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Technical An nex

Inequality -adjusted HDI (2018 report)

Ranking Web of Universities 2019